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Sorry, Squid, poor wording on my part. I should have said more "consistent" rather than "accurate." I've edited my post to correct that...

Good info for OP. Back when I learned about the "33%" from SM posts, they included the consideration of your environment. Perhaps some...

Yup! Lye concentration (like I use) and water:lye ratio (like you use) are two ways of saying the same thing. Both relate the water to...

@AliOop , I agree with you that setting the lye concentration is preferable to setting water as percentage of oils. But, the lye...

I can appreciate not wanting to confuse someone with changing a default setting. :) However, it's one of those issues that I find...

@akseattle thanks for the reply noticed it after already answering the other comments! I chose that initial recipe because it looked...

I second @KiwiMoose's recipe! It's a great starting point. My husband has sensitive skin and loves soap with about 10% CO. With lard I...

Using soap calc, try the following: 20% CO 20% Shea Butter 55% OO 5% Castor 5% Superfat Change to 'Lye concentration' and set it 33% -...

Looks too soft of a soap, aim is to have 50-60% hard oils, rest soft ( liquid at room temperature, also coconut oil is great for bubbles...

Thanks a lot for the replies I appreciate it! For now I'll start out with the recipe posted by @KiwiMoose, using half water and half...

Hello! I've just joined this community and I'm about to create my first batch of soap. My plan is to make a goat milk soap, I...